Chillicothe softball survives late Waverly rally in win

3:15 AM,
Apr. 24, 2013

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The Gazette Staff

There's no shame in winning 6-1. At least that's what Chillicothe softball coach Greg Phillips tried to explain to his team following Tuesday's 6-5 non-league win over Waverly.

Either way, the Cavaliers got the 'W,' Waverly just made them hold their breath a little to get there: rallying for four runs in the bottom of the seventh inning, the Tigers erased a five run deficit to just one before falling short in the loss.

"I wish we could have (just won 1-0)," said Phillips. "I guess these girls just like these one run games. Waverly is a good team, and I knew eventually they would start hitting." ...